SOC 13-1111 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Management Analysts make in Asheville, NC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Management Analysts in Asheville, NC is $75,990. The 10th percentile is $44,440 and the 90th percentile is $165,560. Employment is 610.

Median annual wage

$75,990

10th percentile
$44,440
25th percentile
$75,990
Median
$75,990
75th percentile
$105,370
90th percentile
$165,560
Mean
$98,560

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Management Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $44,440 and the 90th percentile is $165,560. The difference is $121,120, which is 159.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $75,990 to the 75th at $105,370, covers $29,380.

The mean annual wage is $98,560, which sits above the median of $75,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Asheville, NC median is 25.4% lower than the national median of $101,860 for Management Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $78,741, which is 22.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.9% lower than the North Carolina median of $98,560.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Asheville, NC is 96.506, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $75,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Management Analysts at $78,741 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

28 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Management Analysts. Asheville, NC ranks 26th of 29 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Johnson City, TN is 47 miles away, with a median of $88,610 and employment of 310. That median is 16.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,776, against $78,741 here.
  • Morristown, TN is 57 miles away, with a median of $99,290 and employment of 50. That median is 30.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,967, against $78,741 here.
  • Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 64 miles away, with a median of $76,990 and employment of 250. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,008, against $78,741 here.

Employment share

Management Analysts accounts for 0.34% of wage-and-salary employment in Asheville, NC (610 of 180,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.58% of employment (898,280 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.58 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Asheville, NC · Management Analysts by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Management Analysts make in Asheville, NC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Management Analysts in Asheville, NC is $75,990. The 10th percentile is $44,440 and the 90th percentile is $165,560. Employment is 610.

How does that compare with the national median for Management Analysts?

The local median is 25.4% lower than the national median of $101,860.

What is Management Analysts pay in Asheville, NC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Asheville, NC is 96.506, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $75,990 is $78,741. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Asheville, NC compare with nearby metros for Management Analysts?

Johnson City, TN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 47 miles away, at $88,610. Asheville, NC ranks 26th of 29 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.